The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 5 books · 2011 to 2024 · Set in Oxford

Deborah Harkness

RomanceFantasyParanormal romanceHistorical and mythic fantasy

Deborah Harkness, a historian of science, writes the All Souls novels. Diana Bishop, a witch and Oxford historian, calls up a lost alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library and attracts the attention of Matthew Clairmont, a vampire geneticist.

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All Souls

5 books · Set in OxfordParanormal romanceHistorical and mythic fantasy
  1. 1A Discovery of Witches2011With Diana BishopBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Shadow of Night2012With Diana BishopBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Book of Life2014With Diana BishopBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Time's Convert2018With Marcus Whitmore and Phoebe TaylorBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Black Bird Oracle2024With Diana BishopBuy on Amazon

Characters

6 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The All Souls world